Relationship duration and returns to brokerage in the staffing sector

Organization Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1141-1158

  Bidwell, Matthew ^a   Fernandez Mateo, Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brokerage; Long term relationships; Temporary employment; Triads

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649742525     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0509     Document Type: Article

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